Spot sign characteristics

CTA Spot Positive (n = 8)CTP Spot Positive (n = 14)PCT Spot Positive (n = 9)P Valuea
Spot No.2 (1–4)3 (1–6)2 (1–2).178
Maximum attenuation (HU)252 (195–285)219 (155–308)140 (130–46).011
Maximum axial dimension (mm)4.6 (2.5–6.6)9.1 (4.7–20.1)19.0 (11.0–21.3).055
Spot sign score3 (2–3)3.5 (1–4)2 (2–3).125
Time from contrast injection to maximum attenuation (sec)24 (22–26)50 (34–63)339 (308–370)<.001
  • a Overall difference among groups determined by Kruskal-Wallis test.